Page 4: Historical Events In January - 24

1899  Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms on January - 24.   

1900  On this day in history battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)   

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 24 emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein   

1901  1st games played in baseball's American League on January - 24.   

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA   

1902  On this day in history oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  On this day in history robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician on January - 24.   

1908  On January - 24 general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1908  On this day in history robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England.   

1908  Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on January - 24.   

1909  On this day in history ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)   

1911  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval) on January - 24.   

1913  On January - 24 franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished   

1913  On January - 24 mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on January - 24.   

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC on January - 24.   

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland on January - 24.   

1915  On this day in history german-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland   

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on January - 24.   

1916  John Corner, scientist on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1917  The birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor on January - 24.   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born on January - 24.   

1918  On January - 24 gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born on this day in history.   

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1287  On this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.   

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.   

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.   

1705  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  On January - 24 death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  On January - 24 death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on this day in history.   

0817  On this day in history stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on January - 24.   

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.